Shell said it had put out a fire caused by a "tube burst" at its Netherlands refinery. The company added that the fire had a limited effect on operations at its 400,000 bpd Pernis refinery, one of its largest.

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By JENNY GROSS

LONDON -- Shell said it had put out a fire caused by a "tube
burst" at its Netherlands refinery.

Shell said in a statement that the fire had a limited effect
on operations at its 400,000 bpd Pernis refinery, one of the company's
largest.

"The Shell fire brigade and the combined fire brigade are on
the spot for assistance" Shell said in a statement.

"At 0521 [an] end of alarm was raised and the affected area
has been released as much as possible."

Dow Jones Newswires

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